Ezekiel 5:1 (KJV)

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And thou son of man take thee a sharp knife take thee a arber’s razor and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard then take thee balances to weigh and divide the hair

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Cross-references

take. Eze 44:20 Le 21:5 Isa 7:20

then. Da 5:27

12 by famine, sword, and dispersion. son.In this expressive emblem, the prophet represents the Jewish nation; his hair, the people; the razor, the Chaldeans; the cutting of the hair, the calamities and disgrace coming upon them; the balances, the exact distribution of the Divine judgments; the third part of the hair burnt, those destroyed in the city; the third part smitten with a knife, those slain in attempting to escape; the third part scattered to the winds, those who escaped to other countries; the few hairs in his skirt, those left with Gedaliah; and the burning of these, their destruction in Egypt.

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